11-02-2009, 09:55 AM
All I can say is that it's my opinion that Wrigley isn't a place (yet) that I will take my young kids for safety, cleanliness, quality control, etc issues.
I'm sure it may be fine for most folks, and that's their prerogative, but it's just not a place that I feel I want to pay my family dollars to, let alone bring my children to. Wrigley is pretty much the only ballpark in the country that I have ever visited, and thought to myself 'it really is a shame that the owners care so little for their fans'. I agree that in part, it's just because of the age of the park, but the reality is that this issue has been vastly overlooked on multiple occasions because the fans continue to support the team and come to the ballpark regardless of it's condition or the quality of the enviornment as a whole.
My oldest son is now asking me regularly about the Cubs, and I would really love it if I could feel completely happy about taking him into Wrigley. I'm very pleased that the Ricketts plan to upgrade the park.
I'm sure it may be fine for most folks, and that's their prerogative, but it's just not a place that I feel I want to pay my family dollars to, let alone bring my children to. Wrigley is pretty much the only ballpark in the country that I have ever visited, and thought to myself 'it really is a shame that the owners care so little for their fans'. I agree that in part, it's just because of the age of the park, but the reality is that this issue has been vastly overlooked on multiple occasions because the fans continue to support the team and come to the ballpark regardless of it's condition or the quality of the enviornment as a whole.
My oldest son is now asking me regularly about the Cubs, and I would really love it if I could feel completely happy about taking him into Wrigley. I'm very pleased that the Ricketts plan to upgrade the park.